Clones

by **highroller13** on July 17th, 2003, 2:44 pm

I think they should stop making clones. maybe 1, but like four batman is crazy. There should be a varity at parks, so when you travel there is selection, and not just the same rides.What do you all think?

by **coastrcorey** on July 17th, 2003, 2:46 pm

Actually there's 8 Batman The Rides.

by **planea380** on July 17th, 2003, 3:04 pm

Isn't it rught behind the cyclone for most cloning?

by **Timmy179** on July 17th, 2003, 3:18 pm

yes batman is first or second in clones(because it is an excelent ride) , I dont know how many times cyclone has been clonedand it has only been cloned 7 times, (the one in mexico is called batman the ride but is not a b&m it is a vekoma)by the way planea, signature, 4 lines including blank spaces, im not trying to be picky I just get tired of seeing mod notes!

by **T_Biggs** on July 17th, 2003, 3:20 pm

sarcasm I completely agree. The fact that there are 2 Batmans in Texas, 1 in California, Georgia, Lousiana, Quebec, Missouri, and who knows else where makes me hate the ride when I go to Great America! And just the thought of there being a mirror image of Viper in New York... It makes me want to hurl! And knowing there are 2 other Supermen around the States... It's like we live in a Bizzaro universe! Worst of all, some sinsiter person even had 2 Demons exist! Oh the horror! The only rides I really like at Great America are Iron Wolf, Raging Bull, and American Eagle. Everything else, it all sucks. Knowing there are others around the world like them really make me mad and hate them. And I really hate Cedar Point. Wild Cat is a clone, and Mantis is a near clone of one in Kentucky. Raptor has a clone in Japan. Oh how I hate that park, how dare they make me ride so not-unique rides...sarcasmPlanea, I think there are 5 or 6 Cy-clones. One in Japan, SFoG, SFAW, SFMM, SFGAm, and the original are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Boomerangs and Vekoma SLCs are much more common.

by **coasterguy** on July 17th, 2003, 4:54 pm

It keeps ride costs down because the won't have to higher designers and engineers to design the ride it is already done.

by **highroller13** on July 17th, 2003, 5:17 pm

Couldn't they make it a little bit different, like put make a few more turns, or add an inversion.

by **CoasterDave316** on July 17th, 2003, 6:22 pm

Oh my god...my sarcasim meters off the charts. I haven't seen ratings this high since the last "When is Deja Vu opening" topic.

I have only rode 1 Batman, 1 SLC, 1 Boomerang, 1 GIB, 1 S:UF, 1 Demon, 1 Cyclone Clone (kind of weird to say that) and 1 Arrow megalooper. The only clone I have rode two of is V2 and S:UE.Just because theres more rides out there that are the same does that mean I will ever get the chance to ride them? Cloning them gives me a chance to ride the ride without having to travel as far.While we are talking about rides I hate that are cloned, I hate the Ferris Wheel, Bumper Cars, Chaos rides, S&S towers, Giant Drop, Flying Bobs/Thunderbolts/HayBaylers, Falling Stars, Music Expresses, Zippers and basically every other flat ride out there. They clone flats all the time, nobody cares, so why care about coasters?EDIT: Fixed a grammar mistake.

by **coastrcorey** on July 17th, 2003, 7:09 pm

Yeah, I second what Dave said... I mean, we ride rides because of the thrill, and because they're fun! If they've got a ride that's thrilling and fun, why not make a few of them, and put them in a few different parks so many people can enjoy them.

by **highroller13** on July 17th, 2003, 7:29 pm

make a few is what im saying, 7 batman, and who knows how many cyclones is a bit much

by **CoasterDave316** on July 17th, 2003, 7:32 pm

How many batmans have you rode and how many cyclones have you rode?

by **T_Biggs** on July 17th, 2003, 7:35 pm

Dave, if he's complaining parks have built too many, he is getting bored with them. If he is getting bored with them, he has rode them all. Otherwise, he wouldn't be complaining, because any intelligent person knows they have no right to complain because it doesn't effect them.

by **Dre** on July 20th, 2003, 9:04 pm

Yeah I knew that. I later realized that I had written the wrong number but was too lazy to go back and change it...

by **srossfne** on July 21st, 2003, 2:55 pm

Dre wrote:Yeah I knew that. I later realized that I had written the wrong number but was too lazy to go back and change it...

O lol, well sometimes i forget that that coaster was moved to SFNO, so i have to refresh my memory too.

by **Danrarbc64** on August 30th, 2003, 6:07 pm

highroller13 wrote:Couldn't they make it a little bit different, like put make a few more turns, or add an inversion.

The Batman in St. Louis is a mirror image, there's a difference

by **planea380** on August 30th, 2003, 6:55 pm

so im guessin:Most Cloned steel-Batman the rideMost cloned wood-Cooney Island Cyclone

by **GamRCFreak** on August 30th, 2003, 6:57 pm

how many B:TR color schemes are there?

by **Dre** on August 30th, 2003, 7:58 pm

planea380 wrote:so im guessin:Most Cloned steel-Batman the ride

Definately not. I'm not sure which coaster models have been cloned the most, but a couple that I think of off the top of my head that have been cloned more than B:TR are the Vekoma SLC's and Boomerangs. I know there are a lot more models of coasters that have more than 12 clones...

R.I.P. Deja Vu 10/07/01-10/28/07

The reason why there are clones or mirrored coasters is beacuse the parks ask the company for them. They think that that coaster is good enough for them and its a cheaper buy.Some of the most cloned or mirrored rides I can think of are: Shuttle Loops, SLCs, Boomerangs, and speed coasters (I think).

by **coasterzak** on August 30th, 2003, 9:23 pm

I've been on 4 Boomerangs, 4 SLCs and 2 BTRs, and I'm still a great person. It hasn't drastically changed my life! I still love coasters - "uh oh, it's the same coaster 8 hours from my house" I actually like riding clones and trying to find differences among one ride to another - intensity, location, maintenance, crews, etc.

by **tacoking1664** on September 1st, 2003, 6:59 pm

BTR is great! Its a very intense ride! Since it takes up a small space and the fact that its a great ride its ok to clone it 3 or 4 or eve 5 times. But to make 11 more BTR's? There is no need for that.

R.I.P. Deja Vu 10/07/01-10/28/07

There is that many because the parks ordered them. They dont care if there are a lot of them already. If they want it then they will order it and get it. It also is cheaper to get a clone.

by **TwistedSTEEL666** on September 1st, 2003, 8:12 pm

there's also a Deja Vu clone in Madrid, Spain.........STUNTFALLhttp://www.rcdb.com/picmax/warner-bros-movie-world/twister10.jpg

by **coasterguy** on September 1st, 2003, 8:16 pm

It doesnt have the deck below the boomerang.

by **TwistedSTEEL666** on September 1st, 2003, 8:20 pm

I know maybe this one did'nt have many problems with valleing?

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